KF5/Plasma 5 packages [http://packages.altlinux.org/en/search?query=kde5 are] [http://packages.altlinux.org/en/search?query=kf5 available] in our Sisyphus development repository as of April 2015, its users can just install any of these metapackages: <tt>kde5-mini kde5-small kde5 kde5-big kde5-maxi</tt>; an appropriate LiveCD is in alpha stage and will join the [http://en.altlinux.org/regular regular builds] when ready for that.

Plasma Next packages are available in the [extra] repository. To install it run:

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=== Chakra ===

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Plasma 5 packages are provided by default since the [https://chakraos.org/news/index.php?/archives/156-Chakra-2015.11-Fermi-released.html '''2015.11 release'''].

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=== Exherbo Linux ===

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We currently provide Plasma 5 packages in the [http://git.exherbo.org/summer/repositories/kde/index.html kde repository]. They can easily be installed with the help of the plasma set:

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=== Fedora ===

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We provide Plasma 5 packages for Fedora 20 and 21 in the [https://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/dvratil/plasma-5/ dvratil/plasma-5 Copr repository]. (Please note that these packages '''replace''' Plasma 4. The Plasma 4 and Plasma 5 workspaces can'''not''' be installed in parallel from our RPMs.) The required KDE Frameworks 5 packages are available in the official Fedora repositories for Fedora 20 (in updates) and 21, and will be automatically installed as dependencies of the Plasma 5 packages. (Unlike the Plasma workspaces, the libraries, i.e. KDE Frameworks 5, kdelibs 4 and kdelibs 3, can be installed in parallel.)

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Add the Plasma 5 Copr to Yum and install the <tt>plasma-5</tt> meta-package, which will install all needed packages.

Plasma 5 will replace Plasma 4 as the system version of Plasma in Fedora 22. Until that happens, packages for Rawhide (i.e. what will become Fedora 22 and newer) are also available from the [https://copr.fedoraproject.org/coprs/dvratil/plasma-5/ dvratil/plasma-5 Copr repository].

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For all those who want to try out Plasma 5 without affecting their existing Plasma 4 installation, we also provide an x86_64 live image with Plasma 5 based on Fedora 20: [http://pub.dvratil.cz/plasma/iso/5.1/ http://pub.dvratil.cz/plasma/iso/5.1/].

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=== Gentoo Linux ===

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Plasma 5 ebuilds are available in portage see [http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/KDE Gentoo wiki KDE article] for general information. Upgrading from Plasma 4 is explained in [https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/KDE/Plasma_5_upgrade Plasma 5 upgrade guide].

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=== KaOS ===

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Plasma 5 is the default option since February 2015, all installs automatically run the latest Plasma 5 release. Regularly updated ISO images are available on the [http://kaosx.us/download/ Download Page]

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=== Kubuntu ===

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Kubuntu 15.10 comes with KDE Frameworks 5.15 and Plasma 5.4.2

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Plasma 5.4.3 can be installed from the [https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-ppa/+archive/backports/ '''Backports PPA'''].

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Live Image from Kubuntu CI is temporarily unavailable while we sort some things out...

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Xenial (16.04) will get packaging for the new Beta releases out and or coming out.

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=== openSUSE ===

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Packages are provided in KDE:Frameworks5 and KDE:Qt5 repositories, for openSUSE 13.1:

For more details see [https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:KDE_repositories#KDE_Frameworks_5_.26_Plasma_5 this page].

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=== ROSA ===

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We provide Plasma 5 packages for ROSA Desktop Fresh in the official Main repository. They can easily be installed with a single command:

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But please note that it will remove KDE Workspace 4, including KDM. So don't install task-plasma5 from KDE 4 session.

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There are also unofficial ISOs with Plasma 5 desktop. See ROSA forum for details.

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=== Slackware ===

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You can get Plasma 5 packages for Slackware-current from [http://taper.alienbase.nl/mirrors/alien-kde/current/testing/ Alien BOB's repository]. These packages will replace KDE 4 if you have installed that. Read all about it on [http://alien.slackbook.org/blog/kde-5_15-05-packages-are-available-for-slackware-current/ Eric's blog]